| Living in Malaysia is expensive If you don't know already, it's expensive to live in Malaysia, especially in Kuala Lumpur. A report shows that Malaysians have less purchasing power than many nationals elsewhere. 公仔箱論壇4 Y- }% Y9 Q* q! _# k
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7 V/ ]: u. p2 ^1 pThe Malaysian Insider, an online Malaysian news website, examined the purchasing power of Malaysians in comparison to nationals of other countries. The website cited a 2010 Prices and Wages report by UBS AG, a Swiss banking giant.公仔箱論壇- D1 k. |7 c I4 ]) y% G' Y$ G
# Q4 W2 Q' I" \# ZHere are the highlights:
1 y- A1 a1 d+ C4 X5.39.217.76The purchasing power of KL residents is 33.8% of New Yorkers; 42% compared to London, 33.7% to Sydney, 32.6% to Los Angeles, and 31.6% to Zurish.5.39.217.76) }8 g( W* L6 o4 D! B$ _# [ ~
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KL workers need to labour 22 minutes for a bread loaf. In comparison, Los Angeles counterparts take 18 minutes. In Sydney, it's 16 minutes. In Tokyo, 15 minutes. In Zurich, 12 minutes.
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The Malaysian Insider also compared broadband prices in Malaysia to those in countries. Even after currency conversion, Malaysia comes out on top... in expensiveness. Here's the summary:& \4 y3 V# }4 r+ w& }
Kuala Lumpur - 5Mbps broadband package - RM149tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% ?, T6 R7 g/ k8 l8 H3 a
London - 10Mbps broadband package - GBP13.50. `0 }4 |( A( E6 d
Melbourne - 5-8Mbps broadband package - AUD40
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0 C- B- b G0 q9 U2 E) t" A! |5.39.217.76Here's another tidbit from The Malaysian Insider article:2 S" s3 _4 a) T( K u9 G2 q( O% f
In KL, a Honda Civic is priced at RM115,000 - 20 times an auditor's average monthly earnings. 公仔箱論壇4 Z" G* k8 j! W
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In Melbourne & London, the price is respectively AUD25,000 and GBP19,000 - 3 times an auditor's average monthly earnings in those places. |
發表於 2011-4-20 08:47 PM
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發表於 2011-4-20 09:48 PM
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